Environmental Microbiology
Dr. Elizabeth W. Alm
Department of Biology,
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My interests within the subdiscipline of
Environmental Microbiology lie in understanding microbial communities in
aquatic ecosystems. I am particularly interested in the fate of pathogenic
bacteria in aquatic environments. Research in my lab has involved examinations
of microbial community structure in drinking water sources, pathogen detection
in recreational water, and fecal contamination sourcing. A current NOAA/MI Sea
Grant will develop detection methods for pathogenicity genes in beach sand. Our
studies utilize a combination of traditional microbiological techniques and
molecular techniques such as PCR, DGGE, and membrane hybridizations. See
Graduate and Undergraduate Research for more details. Our lab is an affiliate
of the Michigan Water Research Center.
Research:
Current Grant Funded Research Projects
Alm Lab Alumni - Where are they now?
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